Last December, the government named former lieutenant-governor Steven Point as a “champion” to oversee the government’s response to the missing women’s report.

“The Honourable Steven Point, former Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, has been selected to be this champion and will chair a new advisory committee on the safety and security of vulnerable women,” said a news release at the time.

“This committee will provide community-based guidance on the report’s 63 recommendations and two additional proposals.”

Government did not say at the time how much Point’s contract was worth.

A copy of the contract — obtained via an FOI request — shows Point’s contract runs just over a year, from Dec. 12, 2012 until Dec. 31, 2013.

During that time, he can bill a maximum of $220,000 in fees and expenses.

The full breakdown is as follows:

FEES:

Monthly Rate
Fees: at a rate of $16,000.00 per month (based on a daily rate of 8 hours for 250 days) for those days during the
Term when the Contractor provides the Services. If the Contractor provides the Services for less than the
required hours on any day, then fees for that day will be reduced proportionally. ($100.00 per hour)
$200,000.00 is the maximum amount of fees payable under this Agreement

EXPENSES:

Expenses: $20,000.00 is the maximum amount of expenses payable under this Agreement.
(a) travel, accommodation and meal expenses for travel greater than 32 kilometres away from Chilliwack on
the same basis as we pay our Group II employees when they are on travel status, in accordance
with policies of the Province as set out in Appendix 1 to this Schedule B; and
(b) your actual long distance telephone, fax, postage and other identifiable communication expenses; and
excluding Harmonized sales tax (“HST”) or other applicable tax paid or payable by the Contractor on
expenses described in (a) and (b) above to the extent that the Contractor is entitled to claim credits (including
HST input tax credits), rebates, refunds or remissions of the tax from the relevant taxation authorities.

As for what Point has been asked to do, the description is as follows:

The Advisor will provide counsel and advice services to the Justice and Public Safety Council, as represented by the Deputy Minister, Ministry of Justice and Attorney General, and as defined in a mutually agreed upon work plan on:

• implementation strategy for the Inquiry Report recommendations directed to the Province; and
• establishing an Advisory Committee on safety and security of vulnerable women, including structure
and membership.

The Advisor will conduct a review of the Inquiry Report recommendations with respect to timeliness of
implementation, priorities for implementation, and alternative approaches to achieve the objectives of the recommendations.

The Advisor will consult with representatives of Aboriginal Communities, Representatives of the Downtown East Side Community in Vancouver British Columbia, family members of the victims who participated in the Missing Women Inquiry and other affected parties.

The Advisor will provide assistance and guidance to the Justice and Public Safety Council in establishing an Advisory Committee on the Safety and Security of Vulnerable Women, including structure, membership and process for community engagement.

The Advisor will serve as the Committee’s Chair during the term of this Agreement.

Deliverables and Reporting:

With input from members of the Justice and Public Safety Council, the Advisor will prepare a schedule and a work plan outlining activities and proposed timelines in relation to:

• Reviewing the Inquiry Report recommendations;
• Community consultations and engagement; and
• Establishment of the Advisory Committee on the Safety and Security of Vulnerable Women.

The Advisor will present the findings of his review of the Inquiry Report recommendations as referenced above in Part 2 (Services) to representatives of the Justice and Public Safety Council.

The Advisor will meet with representatives of the Justice and Public Safety Council on progress of the workplan, updates on activities and consultations undertaken, on a regular, periodic basis as agreed upon by the parties.

The Advisor, serving as Chair of the Advisory Committee, will provide a status report on a monthly basis or as requested by the Ministry. The report will include accomplishments to date, current activities underway and activities in future.

A copy of the final report for the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry can be found at the following website: http://www.missingwomeninquiry.ca/obtain-report/

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